1. The per capita income has been low in India because–
(A) more people are in rural area
(B) of population growth
(C) of regional imbalances
(D) of price rise See Answer:

2. Lord Curzon is best known for which of the following?
(A) Universities Act of 1904
(B) Partition of Bengal in 1905
(C) Indian Councils Act of 1892s
(D) Government of India Act of 1909 See Answer:

3. Which of the following was not one of the Rajas of South India to raise the
banner of revolt against the British?
(A) Raja of Vijayanagar
(B) Raja of Travancore
(C) Kerala Varma Raja of Wynaad
(D) Raja Vira Raja of Coorg See Answer:

5. Which one of the following statements regarding the Revolt of 1857 is not
correct?
(A) The revolt was supported wholeheartedly by the educated, elite Indian
everywhere
(B) The diverse elements which took part in the revolt were united by their
hatred of British rule
(C) The role of Hindu-Muslim unity in the revolt was acknowledged by many,
including British officials
(D) The revolt did not spread to South India See Answer:

6. No Taxation without representation, was the popular slogan of–
(A) Indian Freedom Struggle
(B) American war of Independence
(C) Russian Revolution
(D) French Revolution See Answer:

7. In which one of the following places is the Forest Survey of India (FSI), a
national organisation engaged in forest cover mapping, forest inventory and
training in the field of remote sensing and GIS, located?
(A) Dehradun (B) Itanagar
(C) Ahmedabad (D) Aizawl See Answer:

8. When light enters from air to water, then its–
(A) frequency increases and speed decreases
(B) frequency is same but the wavelength is smaller in water than in air
(C) frequency is same but the wavelength is greater in water than in air
(D) frequency is decreases but the wavelength is smaller in water than in airSee Answer:

9. Which of the following is a ferromagnetic material?
(A) Nickel (C) Quartz
(B) Bismuth (D) Aluminium See Answer:

10. The temperature of a body is an indicator of–
(A) average kinetic energy of the molecules of body
(B) the total velocity of the molecules of body
(C) the total potential energy of the molecules of body
(D) average total energy of the molecules of body See Answer:

11. Judicial Review signifies that the Supreme Court–
(A) has final authority in overall cases
(B) can declare a state law as unconstitutional
(C) can review cases whose decisions has been given by the High Court
(D) None of the above See Answer:

12. Which one of the following is a feature of the Presidential Government?
(A) Single judicial system
(B) Federal form of government
(C) Separation of powers
(D) Division of powers See Answer:

13. Which one among the following tissues can be used for the extraction of fibres?
(A) xylem and phloem
(B) xylem, phloem and sclerenchyma
(C) xylem, parenchyma and phloem
(D) xylem, phloem, epidermis and sclerenchyma See Answer:

14. Which one of the following cities is located on the banks of the river St
Lawrence?
(A) Chicago (B) Detroit
(C) Montreal (D) Vancouver See Answer:

15. Asia has large areas of inland drainage. Why is it so?
(A) Rainfall is seasonal and scanty
(B) There is a number of intermontane plateaus
(C) River channels are obstructed by lava flows
(D) It is a very large continent See Answer:

16. An advalorem duty is a tax on the basis of–
(A) the price of a commodity
(B) the unit of a commodity
(C) the advertisement expenditure
(D) the value added See Answer:

18. Financial distribution between the Union and the State takes place on the
basis of the recommendations of which one of the following?
(A) The National Development Council
(B) The Inter State Council
(C) The Planning Commission
(D) The Finance Commission See Answer:

19. Which one among the following was the major demand of the Bardoli Satyagraha
(1928) organised under the leadership of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel?
(A) Land to the Tiller
(B) Increase in the rates of labour wage
(C) Rollback of newly enhanced revenue rate
(D) Supply of agricultural inputs to the farmers at subsidised rate See Answer:

20. .........is the district with lowest propotion of ST and ..... is the
district with lowest propotion of SC.
(A) Lawngtlai, Hathras (B) Hathras, Lawngtlai
(C) Sarchhip, Hathras (D) Hathras, Koch-Bihar See Answer:

21. Which of the following did not belong "to the responsivists" group in the
Swaraj party formed to after cooperation to the Government in order to safeguard
Hindu interests?
(A) Lokamanya Tilak
(B) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai
(D) NC Kelkar See Answer:

22. Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as
the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad Session of 1921 ?
(A) Abdul Kalam Azad
(B) Hasrat Mohani
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Mohandas Karamehand Gandhi See Answer: